Stuck in a Chinese novel - Chapter 177

Chapter 177: Prison
Chapter 177

“Long time no see,” Zhao Hui said as he took a seat opposite Wei Jun with a triumphant smile on his face.

“I’m sure you’re brimming with joy upon reuniting with me in this room.” Wei Jun said with a smile of his own.

“Indeed.” Zhao Hui said as he sipped his coffee and added, “Here I bust my as* to find proof against you and you go ahead and do something so idiotic.”

“Right.” Wei Jun said before he leaned in and said, “Only that it happened to be in my house, in my living room with all the evidence lying around.”

Wei Jun leaned back and asked, “Convenient, isn’t it?”

Even an idiot could tell that it was a frame job. The only problem was that even if the police wanted to release Wei Jun on the off chance of further damage, they couldn’t unless he was proven innocent.

“Hard life you must live. Everyone after you like that.” Zhao Hui said before he asked, “Who do you suspect?”

“I know of someone.” Wei Jun said but he didn’t indulge Zhao Hui anymore about that and said, “Proceed with the case. I want to prove my innocence as soon as possible.”

“Now, now,” Zhao Hui said with a beaming smile, “Can’t slack on my work now, can I? I have to do the proper procedure this time.”

Wei Jun chuckled and said, “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?”

“You’re a smart guy. I’m sure you will prove your innocence soon enough. But before you do, I want to make it so you know what it looks like inside a jail.” Zhao Hui said before he leaned in just like Wei Jun and added, “A cultivator jail.”

Wei Jun’s smile vanished as he asked, “But I am not charged with killing a cultivator.”

“But you are a cultivator. You will be a threat to the normal criminals. But in a cultivator penitentiary, I’m sure you would be nice and quiet.” Zhao Hui said before he stood up and left.

It wasn’t long before the court order was issued for the trial which was one week away. Until then, Wei Jun would be held inside a cultivator prison and he wouldn’t be granted any bail.

He will be allowed a visitor every other day. That gave Wei Jun three opportunities to meet people.

The first one was obviously his lawyer for whom he had some instructions so he put his name on the list for the first one to visit.

Then he wanted to meet Xia Lu to discuss his exit strategy. He was sure that the plan he had wouldn’t be liked by Xia Lu. There was a chance her reaction might be worse than the incident where he blacked out for a month after he killed Run Long and the original Wei Jun took over.

Still, he had to do what he had to do.

And the final person he was going to meet was none other than Yan Rong. He wanted her to be his ticket out of this case.

Her rank allowed her to do so. No one would even ask her any questions.

The only problem was the coexistence of both girls which might lead to a bloodbath. Figuratively, because in a real bloodbath, Yan Rong would be the winner.

Wei Jun was cuffed, brought to the prison way outside of the city’s radius, and finally frisked, completely. He didn’t resist in any case but when he was asked for a cavity search, he just stared at the guard intimidatingly.

The warden of that prison was in the Qi manifestation realm so Wei Jun wasn’t much worried about anything.

After all, it was a low-level prison. Truly dangerous cultivators wouldn’t even be allowed to keep their Qi veins intact, let alone be released in a prison full of cultivators where they could use Qi.

“It’s standard procedure.” The guard nervously said but Wei Jun didn’t budge.

“Just let him through.” The warden said who was looking at the scene through a camera. As his voice resounded through a microphone, the guard nodded and allowed Wei Jun to change and pass.

As Wei Jun was brought to his cell, he heard many cultivators yelling at him. As he entered his cell, he was given a bracelet to wear.

“What is this?” Wei Jun asked.

“What? You didn’t think we would let you lose in here with Qi, did you?” The guard asked.

Wei Jun didn’t understand but per procedure, he had to wear the bracelet so he did.

[Nullveil sigil has been equipped]

[You cannot use your Qi for 24 hours]

Wei Jun felt as if his core was suddenly blocked by something. Something mysterious but it was there and his core was completely irresponsive to his wishes.

[That’s normal]

[It is similar to a void talisman but instead of making one incapable of drawing Qi, this one blocks the Qi inside]

[Convenient]

Wei Jun didn’t share the same sentiment as his power was being limited. The power he almost died, not once, not twice but four times.

And now he discovered that there were artifacts that could make all his efforts useless. It was obvious why he wasn’t too happy about it.

“I will return in twenty-four hours to recharge it. don’t try to take it off unless you want to be zapped by enough power to knock an elephant out.” The guard said before he left with his companion, locking Wei Jun’s cell.

‘Is there any way to get rid of it?’ Wei Jun asked.

[Many]

[But I doubt you would need to]

‘Why so?’ Wei Jun asked.

[You want to quietly wait it out in the prison, don’t you?]

[Then why do something so troublesome and attract the attention of the entire prison and most probably the entire world by showing them that you can somehow get rid of this effect]

Wei Jun remained silent because that indeed was a stupid decision on his part. No doubt his shop had something to nullify this effect but once his Qi returned, wouldn’t the guards be aware of that?

It was better to remain quiet than attract needless attention to himself.

[Besides]

[The artifact limits your Qi]

[It does nothing to your physical stats]

The system was right. Wei Jun didn’t feel anything different about his physical strength.

That somewhat quelled his worry because he didn’t want to be in a prison full of criminals without an assurance. After all, those who put him in there and those who were aware of it and were his enemies would also be aware of the fact that he was powerless inside due to the artifact so if someone, especially those who put him in there, wanted to kill him, it was a prime opportunity.

Wei Jun suspected that someone smart like Liu Yu wouldn’t let go of this opportunity. With this news, he was at least out of that worry.

All that was left now was to wait.

Wait for Xiang Fan, his lawyer to show up, and for those who were trying to get rid of him to make a move.

One thing was for sure, Wei Jun would have to be prepared for either case.

Wei Jun lay down in his bed and checked his system. After his cultivation advancement, he hadn’t checked the system to see what was new.

Now that he had all the free time in the world on his hands, he wanted to check the improvements.

[Skill: Qi armament has leveled up]

[Skill: Qi empowerment has leveled up]

[Skill: Qi discharge has leveled up]

[You have obtained a new skill]

[Skill: Qi construct has been added to the list of skills]

Wei Jun first checked the upgrade of his previous skills even though he was very interested in his new skill.

[Skill: Qi armament Lv2]

[Lv3 Effect: Still an unstable Qi barrier but the duration of the skill has slightly increased]

[Cost: 60 QP. Additional usage requires 40 QP per 75 seconds]

[No cooldown]

[Skill: Qi empowerment Lv3]

[Lv3 Effect: All combat stats +30]

[Cost: 75 QP per use]

[Cooldown: 5 minutes]

[Skill: Qi Discharge Lv3]

[Lv3 Effect: The maximum discharge output has been increased by 5, a total of 15. The user now has slight control over his discharged Qi]

[Cost: QP]

[No cooldown]

As always, Wei Jun wasn’t overly thrilled about his skill increase. Once again, there wasn’t a drastic increase to make his life easier and the small increase was proportional to the cost increase as well.

Shaking his head, he moved on to the next item on the list, his newest skill.

[Skill: Qi construct (F)]

[Effect: Give shape to your Qi according to your will]

[Cost: 100 QP per construct]

[Warning]

[The created constructs are for the user only and anyone else would pass through them]

[The created constructs are unstable and may crack under duress]

[Skill proficiency can help make the construct more stable]

[Current skill proficiency: 0%]

[A.N: Get proficiency to 100% for the skill to level up]